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Chapter 2. Creating Your Own Sounds
Determining the Pitch
(OCTAVE, PITCH)
[OCTAVE]
Adjusts the pitch of the sound up or down in units of an octave (+/-1
octave). Press the button, causing the indicator to light, to raise the
pitch one octave (+1); when the indicator blinks, the sound is
lowered one octave (-1).
[PITCH COARSE]
Adjusts the pitch of the sound up or down in semitone steps (+/-2
octaves). The more the slider is moved upwards, the higher the pitch
becomes, while moving the slider downwards lowers the pitch.
In Part Assign mode (p. 71), you can set the pitch for Parts
selected in Performance mode, and then save these settings to
each individual Performance.
[PITCH FINE]
Adjusts the pitch of the sound up or down in 1-cent steps (+/-50
cents). The further up you move the slider, the higher the pitch
becomes, while lowering the slider also lowers the pitch.
• One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
• In Part Assign mode (p. 71), you can set the pitch for Parts
selected in Performance mode, and then save these settings to
each individual Performance.
Creating a Fatter Sound by Adding
Components One Octave Below the
Sound (SUB OSC)
[SUB OSC]
Switches the suboscillator function on and off. Press the button; the
function is on when the indicator is lit or blinking, and off when the
indicator is off.
Turning the Suboscillator function on does not reduce the total
number of available oscillators.
The Suboscillator function has two operational modes; these are
switched by pressing [SUB OSC], causing it to light or blink.
-OCT Mode
Press [SUB OSC] to make the button indicator light. A dedicated sub
oscillator wave one octave below the pitch current set, providing a
thicker sound.
The dedicated wave that is added in -OCT mode recalls the
suboscillator wave of the vintage Roland Juno Series synths.
Now it’s easy to reproduce the sound of that legendary synth.
SUBSONIC Mode
Press [SUB OSC] to make the indicator start blinking. Frequency
components with special characteristics centered one octave below
the main oscillator pitch are added, resulting in a rock-solid, heavy,
low end.
The Suboscillator function, PWM function (p. 55), Ring
Modulator function (p. 55), and Oscillator Sync function (p. 55)
cannot be used simultaneously.
Changing the Pitch Over Time
(PITCH ENV, ENV DEPTH)
[PITCH ENV A]
Sets the pitch envelope attack time. Moving the slider up increases
the value.
[PITCH ENV D]
Sets the pitch envelope decay time. Moving the slider up increases
the value.
fig.02-10.e
A: The time from when the key is pressed until the maximum pitch
change is reached
D: The time for the pitch to go from its point of greatest change back
to the original pitch
The PITCH ENV A/D setting is applied in common to OSC 1
and OSC 2.
Creating a Fatter Sound
By selecting the same waveform for OSC 1 and OSC 2, setting
[PITCH COARSE] at the center position, and then slightly
shifting the pitch with [PITCH FINE], you can produce a sound
that has greater fatness and breadth (detune effect).
Pitch
Time
A
D
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